desiring definition
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desire verb (used with object), desired, desiring. 1. to wish or long for; crave; want. 2. to express a wish to obtain; ask for; request: The mayor desires your presence at the next meeting. noun. 3. a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment: a desire for fame.
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ambitious having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students. 2. showing or caused by ambition or an earnest desire for achievement or distinction: an ambitious attempt to break the record for number of wins in a single season. 3. strongly desirous; eager:
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Compersion Compersion describes the joy one can feel when observing one's beloved experiencing joy (especially sexual joy) with someone else. Play parties (sex parties) are great situations for practicing com...
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perceive verb (used with object), perceived, perceiving. 1. to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist. 2. to recognize, discern, envision, or understand: I perceive a note of sarcasm in your voice.
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Chiropractic Education for Primary Care Definition of despot for English Language Learners. : 1  a ruler who has total power and who often uses that power in cruel and unfair ways. : 2  a person who has a lot of power over other people.
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greed Noun. 1. greed-excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves. desire-an inclination to want things; a man of many desires.
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- Desolation is defined as the state of being uninhabited, lonely or dreary. An example of desolation is the situation of a person who is lost in a desert. 1  a making desolate; laying waste. 2  a desolate condition. 3  lonely grief; misery.  loneliness.
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23. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Coveting -- and a Whole Lot More! (Exodus 20:17) (2) Coveting is a strong desire. Coveting is a desire, a motivation so strong that the one who covets something will have it if there is any way possible to do so, even if it involves evil. Coveting is a consuming desire, which is highly competitive. It is an evil attitude, which will likely lead to an evil act.
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- Indeed, the desiring machine in Hamletrnachine is a necrophiliac, feeding and excavating critical experiences whose anchors can be located across Greek philosophy, Nietzschean thought, a theocentric medieval European worldview, and the Bible, Buddha, T.
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voracious vo•ra•cious. 1. craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite. 2. exceedingly eager or avid; insatiable: a voracious reader.o•ra•cious. 1. craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite. 2. exceedingly eager or avid; insatiable: a voracious reader.
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rue 1. to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities. 2. to wish that (something) had never been done or taken place: rued the day he was born. 3. to feel sorrow, repentance, or regret. 4. sorrow, repentance, or regret.
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avarice Avarice is a great desire to be rich. noun. The definition of avarice means greed or a great a desire to be rich. An example of avarice is deciding which college degree to get and which job to take based only on the expected salary. too great a desire to have wealth; cupidity.
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Review: Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3, among the worldâs biggest smartphones Those are some of the words more than two dozen people used to describe the experience talking on the Samsung Galaxy Mega, which AT&T began selling today for $149.99. The phone is essentially identical to the popular Samsung Galaxy S4, with one exception: It is immense. Really immense. The Mega has a 6.3-inch screen, making it among the largest smartphones in the world -- among because the Sony Xperia Z Ultra has a 6.4-inch screen, winning the bigger-is-better award by a hair. Both are in some ways too big.
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scorn despise may suggest an emotional response ranging from strong dislike to loathing. despises cowards contemn implies a vehement condemnation of a person or thing as low, vile, feeble, or ignominious.
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taste preference - a strong liking; my own preference is for good literature; the Irish have a penchant for blarney. penchant, predilection, taste. liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; I've always had a liking for reading; she developed a liking for gin.
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- verb (used with object), despised, despising. 1. to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe. Origin of despise.
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greed greed - excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves. desire - an inclination to want things; a man of many desires. avariciousness, cupidity, avarice, covetousness - extreme greed for material wealth.
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- Avarice (2012), by Jesus Solana. Greed (Latin, avaritia), also known as avarice, cupidity, or covetousness, is the inordinate desire to possess wealth, goods, or objects of abstract value with the intention to keep it for one's self, far beyond the dictates of basic survival and comfort.t is applied to a markedly high desire for and pursuit of wealth, status, and power. As secular psychological concept, greed is, similarly, an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs.
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greed greed. n. An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth: Many ... attach to competition the stigma of selfish greed (Henry Fawcett).
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ambition- definition and synonyms Contribute to our Open Dictionary. 1  1. [countable] something that you very much want to do, usually something that is difficult to achieve I had no idea about Jesse’s political ambitions. 2  2. [uncountable] the feeling that you want very much to become successful, rich, famous etc a young woman with drive and ambition.
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vainglory Vainglory is a quality possessed by people who are conceited, boastful, and full of themselves. It's an ugly trait. The two halves of this word pretty much define it. Vain people have an overly high opinion of themselves, and glory is an extreme amount of attention or fame. Vainglory is possessed by people who are vain and like to glorify themselves: they're cocky and egotistical. Anyone who always tells you about how smart, attractive, or successful they are is displaying vainglory. Vainglory is the opposite of humility.
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Where did the word Yank come from to mean an American? It is short for Yankee. The origin of Yankee has been the subject of much debate, but the most likely. source is the Dutch name Janke, meaning 'little Jan' or 'little John,' a nickname. that dates back to the 1680s. Perhaps because it was used as the name of pirates, the name Yankee came to be used as a term of contempt.
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rue 1 verb (used with object), rued, ruing. 1. to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities. 2. to wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc.: I rue the day he was born. verb (used without object), rued, ruing. 3. to feel sorrow, repentance, or regret.
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Definition of 'despise' despise (dɪspaɪz ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense despises , present participle despising , past tense , past participle despised. verb. If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
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despot noun. The definition of a despot is a ruler who has absolute power, especially when the ruler is cruel in his exercise of power. An example of a despot is an evil dictator.
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strive or strived, striving. 1. to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood. 2. to make strenuous efforts toward any goal: to strive for success. 3. to contend in opposition, battle, or any conflict; compete.